{"product_id":"going-to-pieces-without-falling-apart-a-buddhist-perspective-on-wholeness-paperback","title":"Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Epstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn intimate guide to self-acceptance and discovery that offers a Buddhist perspective on wholeness within the framework of a Western understanding of self.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individuated self, constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein has found a different way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoing to Pieces Without Falling Apart\u003c\/i\u003e shows us that happiness doesn't come from any kind of acquisitiveness, be it material or psychological. Happiness comes from letting go. Weaving together the accumulated wisdom of his two worlds--Buddhism and Western psychotherapy--Epstein shows how \"the happiness that we seek depends on our ability to balance the ego's need to do with our inherent capacity to be.\" He encourages us to relax the ever-vigilant mind in order to experience the freedom that comes only from relinquishing control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on events in his own life and stories from his patients, \u003ci\u003eGoing to Pieces Without Falling Apart\u003c\/i\u003e teaches us that only by letting go can we start on the path to a more peaceful and spiritually satisfying life.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individuated self, constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein has found a different way. \u003cbr\u003eGoing to Pieces Without Falling Apart shows us that happiness doesn't come from any kind of acquisitiveness, be it material or psychological. Happiness comes from letting go. Weaving together the accumulated wisdom of his two worlds--Buddhism and Western psychotherapy--Epstein shows how \"the happiness that we seek depends on our ability to balance the ego's need to do with our inherent capacity to be.\" He encourages us to relax the ever-vigilant mind in order to experience the freedom that comes only from relinquishing control. \u003cbr\u003eDrawing on events in his own life and stories from his patients, Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart teaches us that only by letting go can we start on the path to a more peaceful and spiritually satisfying life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Epstein, M.D., \u003c\/b\u003e is a psychiatrist in private practice and the author of \u003ci\u003eThoughts Without a Thinker\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eTricycle: The Buddhist Review\u003c\/i\u003e and clinical assistant professor of psychology at New York University. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8 x 5.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757314867488,"sku":"9780767902359","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/82dc1d434c8fb1bca7bdcfac131ba6b8.webp?v=1780099398","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/going-to-pieces-without-falling-apart-a-buddhist-perspective-on-wholeness-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}